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The Making of Sages: Biblical Wisdom and Contemporary Culture
The Making of Sages Biblical Wisdom and Contemporary Culture Author:Donn F. Morgan Today we seem to value knowledge over wisdom. Teachers, for example, teach students how to get higher test scores, but fail to lead them to a meaningful understanding of the world and of themselves. From a biblical perspective, wisdom has always been more important than knowledge. Hebrew sages spent their lives teaching students to walk in the ... more »way of wisdom. In The Making of Sages, Donn Morgan mines the biblical wisdom tradition to find ways in which that tradition can transform the way we live. Morgan first explores the role of biblical sages such as Solomon. Next he seeks to identify those who might be contemporary sages. In a chapter on "leadership and wisdom in a time of chaos," Morgan asks where we can locate such people today. Finally, he explores the common ground between these biblical and contemporary sages. The Making of Sages maintains that the religious community has the tools--the biblical tradition--to foster new methods and models for "teaching the wisdom of Israel in a new land."« less